Karen Russell
@karenrussell.bsky.social
Books, travel, higher ed, and PR/media.
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
#BlueskyArtShow The #sky over the Grand Canyon putting on a show at sunset. 2023
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#BlueskyArtShow The #sky over the Grand Canyon putting on a show at sunset. 2023
Reposted by Karen Russell
“The most surprising thing about the current attack on higher ed is the fact that we’re surprised by it” — panelist at the UW-Madison Center for Humanities discussion on the survival (?) of American universities last night
December 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“The most surprising thing about the current attack on higher ed is the fact that we’re surprised by it” — panelist at the UW-Madison Center for Humanities discussion on the survival (?) of American universities last night
Every once in a while I just stop and think, “what a bunch of losers”
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Every once in a while I just stop and think, “what a bunch of losers”
This #WindowsOnWednesday I’m thinking about awnings 🙂
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This #WindowsOnWednesday I’m thinking about awnings 🙂
@mlenrios.bsky.social I actually played two days in a row. Did better today!
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December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@mlenrios.bsky.social I actually played two days in a row. Did better today!
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Academic Freedumb
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Academic Freedumb
I used to kind of like the Steelers, and maybe it’s just a strong dislike of Rodgers influencing my perspective, but it seems like a lot of them are jerks now. 🧐
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I used to kind of like the Steelers, and maybe it’s just a strong dislike of Rodgers influencing my perspective, but it seems like a lot of them are jerks now. 🧐
Reposted by Karen Russell
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
Three different windows at the Art Institute of Chicago: Tiffany, Frank Lloyd Wright and Chagall
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
November 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Went through my 2025 photos for some unexpected examples of #warmth for the #BlueskyArtShow this week. Enjoy!
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Went through my 2025 photos for some unexpected examples of #warmth for the #BlueskyArtShow this week. Enjoy!
Where I live the day after Thanksgiving is Ho-Chunk Day in recognition of the Native Americans who lived here first. madison365.com/day-thanksgi...
Day After Thanksgiving Declared ‘Ho-Chunk Day’ in Madison
At a recent meeting, the Madison Common Council passed a resolution proclaiming the day after Thanksgiving as “Ho-Chunk Day” throughout the city of Madison.
“I can’t tell you how much that means to...
madison365.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Where I live the day after Thanksgiving is Ho-Chunk Day in recognition of the Native Americans who lived here first. madison365.com/day-thanksgi...
• A loaf of bread
• A container of milk, and
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• A container of milk, and
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November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
• A loaf of bread
• A container of milk, and
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• A container of milk, and
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Happy Thanksgiving to all of my Bluesky friends 😘
a cartoon of a group of children sitting around a table
Alt: a Charlie Brown cartoon of a group of children sitting around a table with a random assortment of food such as popcorn and ice cream
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my Bluesky friends 😘
This makes me giggle
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This makes me giggle
And since it’s #rockinTuesday here’s another from Death Valley #NationalPark
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
And since it’s #rockinTuesday here’s another from Death Valley #NationalPark
The bluest sky I’ve ever seen. Death Valley #NationalPark where the rocks and sand provide stark contrast to the unchanging deep blue over head. #ProtectOurParks
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The bluest sky I’ve ever seen. Death Valley #NationalPark where the rocks and sand provide stark contrast to the unchanging deep blue over head. #ProtectOurParks
Dear Congressional Republicans, I’m writing to introduce you to Article 1.
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Dear Congressional Republicans, I’m writing to introduce you to Article 1.
If academics don’t speak out, who will? #highered
To try to avoid the Trump administration’s ire, Duke has instructed faculty not to speak to reporters dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
Duke has sought to tighten faculty media engagement to minimize federal scrutiny
The messages reflect a broader University strategy: keeping Duke out of the national spotlight by exercising caution at the faculty level when it comes to politically sensitive topics.
dukechronicle.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If academics don’t speak out, who will? #highered
Reposted by Karen Russell
"Letting the government control which journalists can cover the highest office in the land and setting rules about what those journalists can say or write is a direct attempt to undercut the First Amendment."- AP Executive Editor Julie Pace
apnews.com/article/asso...
apnews.com/article/asso...
OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Letting the government control which journalists can cover the highest office in the land and setting rules about what those journalists can say or write is a direct attempt to undercut the First Amendment."- AP Executive Editor Julie Pace
apnews.com/article/asso...
apnews.com/article/asso...
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
The golden hour on Lake Mendota. At this time of year, that’s 4 pm.
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The golden hour on Lake Mendota. At this time of year, that’s 4 pm.